Histoire de la Peinture Surréaliste

Paris: Editions du Seuil, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Quarto. 382pp. Original glassine. The block cloth has three door illustrations that open and close and are mounted to the front cover. The unusal dustjacket also has die-cut doors that also open and close. Frontispiece. Illustrated title-page. Fascinating illustrated history of one of the great art movements of the 20th Century and the many artists who contributed great works of art to it. All the usual suspects are included and the text is supplemented by 100's of b&w and color reproductions of paintings, drawings, sculptures, mixed media works, graphics, posters and more. Dustjacket slightly rubbed on edges. Glassine and DJ in overall very good, binding and interior in near to fine condition. (Inventory #: 23950)